By Will Beament Increasingly in the contemporary world, Environmentalism is slowly being incorporated into every facet of modernity. Whether this is through policy via the encompassing umbrella of ‘Sustainable Development’, through direct-action following law, or simply through the desire of ‘grass roots’ change. Being in the industry of green infrastructure and designing Landscapes, one Read more »
Our newest member of the Forestry team, Clara, shares her experience of a day spent with our Forestry team. The day in question, falls as part of our large planting job in the grounds of Blenheim. This job was featured on BBC News over the weekend. Read the full article by clicking here... It's Read more »
By Annie Buckle Last year, we received a request by Great Rollright Primary School to help them realise their ambition of transforming a newly acquired piece of land into a Forest School haven for their students. After almost a year of planning and organising alongside our dedicated partners, the Berkley Reafforestation Trust, that dream Read more »
Tree pests and diseases are an integral part of a woodland ecosystem. Damaged, dying, dead, and decaying trees provide some of the most biodiverse habitat in this country for a wonderful variety of wildlife, from the exceptionally rare pseudoscorpion Larca lata only found on Oak in Windsor Great Park, to the more common examples Read more »
Stronger together – providers unite to expand environmental services for clients Two of the environmental, landscape, forestry and planning industry’s most experienced service providers are celebrating the launch of Nicholsons Lockhart Garratt, offering a unified range of environmental, landscape, planning and forestry services – all under one roof. With a combined 65 years Read more »
An example of the plastic guard used by foresters Plastic tree guards have become an integral part of modern forestry protecting young trees from pests and creating a microclimate around each tree to promote healthy growth in the early stages of life. However, as trees mature and become self-sufficient, shelters Read more »
By Izzy Williamson What is a hedgerow? Also known as “the patchwork quilts of the British countryside”, hedgerows are strips of wildlife habitats which lie along a woodland edge1. They tend to be found lining roads, railways, footpaths, and fields. While hedgerows can vary from narrow hawthorn bushes, to thick brambles and mature trees, Read more »
This article has been written by Bob Staig, who has been practising arboriculture and open space management since 1979. Bob was involved in practical arboricultural operations and training students from 1979 until 1985 and thereafter has been responsible of the management of a diverse range of environments including street trees, arboretums, parks, nature reserves, cemeteries Read more »
By Izzy Williamson What is rewilding? As a contemporary form of conservation and ecological restoration, rewilding has gained heightened attention and critical discussion in recent years. In being defined by Rewilding Europe as “letting nature take care of itself, enabling natural processes to shape land and sea, repair damaged ecosystems and restore degraded landscapes”1, Read more »
By George Griffiths Shifting focus from the woodland in my last blog to grassland; another incredibly important habitat. Grasslands come in all shapes and sizes and can be one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK. Unfortunately, the number of quality grassland habitats has diminished greatly in the last 40 years, with some Read more »
By George Griffiths On my first day working at Nicholsons, I asked a member of the Arb team what we were going to be doing. The reply I received was, “Cutting up trees and putting them through a chipper!” This highly skilled and professional team do so much more than just this simple sentence Read more »
By Jack Lawson Whether you are keeping cherished family pets in or the rest of the world out, fences can offer a myriad of choices and conundrums. It is not necessarily easy to decide on which materials to use, how high to go, the purpose of the fence and how much to spend. We Read more »
By Wil Heeney May is – in my opinion – one of the best times of the year to go wandering through a wood. Many of the woodland flowers are showing, such as greater stitchwort, wood anemone, primroses and, if you're lucky, carpets of native bluebells. Above in the Read more »
By Katie Stevens Hello, and welcome to the March edition of the Woodland Wonders blog. March has flown by, with the first ‘official’ day of spring, the 20th, living up to its name last weekend when beautiful sunshine was seen across the country. The early signs of spring have Read more »
By Katie Stevens ...or more specifically Grey Squirrels. With summer now upon us, nature is in full swing; flowers are blooming, bees are busy and trees are growing. Such growth does attract one or two unwelcome problems: the major one being the grey squirrel. Read more »
At Nicholsons, biosecurity and the health of our staff and clients remain the utmost priority. Around this time of year, Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars are active, fully developed, and have begun weaving their silk nests on oak trees. Unlike most notifiable tree pests this caterpillar/moth, native to Read more »
The lockdown has brought little respite for our tree care team. With Ash Dieback still posing problems nationwide, the team have been working hard to keep our roads and public spaces safe from the potential dangers posed by damaged trees. The presence of Ash Dieback combined with the Read more »
We are pleased to announce the promotion of our Senior Woodland Manager, Dai Lewis, to the position of Forestry Operations Manager. In his new role, Dai will be responsible for leading and managing our Nicholsons Forestry, Fencing and Arboricultural Teams. Dai joined the Nicholsons Forestry Department in 2013 and has Read more »
